Immigration

I have long supported three key principles in any immigration reform legislation. I insist on that immigration solutions do not grant amnesty, shortcut the naturalization process, or ignore our nation’s laws by rewarding illegal activity. Our constituents throughout the country have spoken loud and clear and elected officials in Washington, D.C. should listen.

I have long been involved in the immigration debate proposing legislation to address America’s porous borders and providing real enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws. I have consistently offered legislation that would make English the official language of the United States. Finally, I have consistently stood up to the federal bureaucracies and defended the rights of states, especially those on the border, to protect themselves, their citizens, and their property from those that enter the country illegally.

As Congress seeks to address immigration reform again, I cannot support any legislation which does not provide border security or grants short cuts or amnesty to those who disregard our laws.

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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today voted against the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be the next Attorney General of the United States. Lynch was confirmed by the Senate today by a vote of 56 to 43. Read More

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) released the following statement regarding the Wednesday announcement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the agency had released back into the United States another 30,558 immigrants with criminal records in fiscal year 2014: Read More

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), today introduced amendment #276 to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S.178) that is currently being considered in the Senate. The amendment would amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Act of 2008 to allow for the prompt removal of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) from non-contiguous countries, processing them the same as children from Mexico and Canada in cases where they have not been victims of human trafficking. Read More

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) released the following statement today after U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Nanen issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Obama's unilateral actions on immigration: Read More

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) tonight released the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech in which he announced plans to grant amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants through executive order: Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today joined MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd to discuss the situation of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) being housed at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. …

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), yesterday cosponsored legislation introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that would prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to expand President Obama’s policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and from continuing to grant amnesty or process work permits for illegal immigrants. Read More